The Middle East’s biggest plane-leasing firm wrote off half-a-billion dollars for aircraft stranded in Russia, after the Kremlin issued a law preventing foreign-owned jets from leaving the country without state permission.
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise booked a $538 million write-off for planes with airlines in Russia, it said in a statement on Friday. The company also filed insurance claims of $1 billion, and said this figure may rise.
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise caters to over 170 airline customers in over 65 countries. Its leasing division manages a fleet of about 425 Airbus SE, ATR and Boeing Co. aircraft, according to information on its website.